Milk-bottle cap remover



Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.51?

s. $.TRZELCZYK MILK KBOTTLE 0191 REMOVER Filed Sept. 18 1922 v U/WOW 5512215] A. 5 at? Zi- I f a Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

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earn MILK-BOTTLE Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. SrnznLozYK, a citizen of the United States, and residentof Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Bottle Cap Removers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for removing paper caps on milk bottles, and comprises a suitable tool for piercing the milk bottle cap, said tool being rigidly secured to the wall, or other suitable support, by means of a bracket, and a resilient guard surrounding the tool, said guard serving to prevent accidental contact with the point of the tool and also serving to assist in the removal of thepaper cap from the tool.

The object of the present invention resides broadly in the provision of means adapted to form a guard for the cap remov ing tool, said means serving to limit the entrance of the tool into the cap, and also assisting in the removal of the cap from the tool.

iVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in what is herein shown and described and more particularly pointed out and defined by the appended claim.

While I have shown one embodiment of the invention, it willbe appreciated that various changes in details of construction and arrangement of parts are contemplated as within the scope of the invention.

In the drawings,

Figure l is an elevational view of the present invention illustrating the same associated with a milk bottle provided with a paper cap.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view, and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the numeral 1 designates a U-shaped attaching bracket provided with extended arms 2 and 8. The bracket is notched out at 4 for the reception of a retaining screw 5, the bracket being rigidly secured in place by the head of the screw. Then it is desired to remove the device for the purpose of washing or clean- CA? REMOVER.

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ing the ame, the screw 5 is merely loosened and the bracket may then be readily detached without necessitating removal of the screw.

The extended arm 2 is provided with a V-shaped notch 6, the sides of which are sharpened to a fine edge which serves as a useful tool in cutting cord or string.

The end, 7 of the arm 3 is clamped back upon the arm for the purpose of securing the depending barbed prong 8, together with one end of a heiical coil'spring 9, which spring surrounds the barbed prong 8 and serves as a guard to prevent accidental contact with the point of the same. 7

In the operation of the device, the bottle A, illustrated in Figure 1, is positioned be low the prong and is centered with relation thereto by the lower coil of the helical spring. The bottle. is then shoved upwardly, causing the prong 8 to pierce the paper cap B, during which operation the spring 9 is compressed, As the bottle is lowered, the barbed end of the prong engagesthe cap and withdraws the same from the bottle. A slight downward tension exerted on the spring 9 will then cause the cap to be forced off the end of the prong.

IVhile I prefer to construct the spring 9 in helical form, it is obvious that a straight coil spring would act equally as well. However, the advantage of the helical spring resides in the fact that the same can be more rigidly positioned with relation to the prong.

It will be further understood that various modifications in the specific details of con struction are contemplated as within the terms of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a device of the character described, comprising an attaching bracket, a barbed prong depending therefrom, and a coil spring normally surrounding the end of the prong and serving as a guard for the same, said spring having one end rigidly connected with the prong, and the other end free to center a bottle with relation to the prong and oermit the cap to be impinged thereon.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

SAMUEL A. STRZELCZYK. 

